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Old 12-31-2009, 01:44 PM
Craig
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Originally Posted by TylerH860 View Post
My mother, a RN, has been able to manage her 12 year old Chihuahua's congestive heart failure for a year and a half now. She has always kept the Lasix dosage at the bare minimum to cause as little damage as possible to his system. Every once in a while he has an "attack" and the dosage is upped a bit. I can't believe she's managed to keep this 5 pound oversized rat going for so long.
One of my kids' Chihuahuas has a minor heart valve problem, she's only about 6 and doesn't need any medication yet. I guess it's pretty common for the breed.
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